La Liga Predictions & Betting Tips
La Liga Betting Tips
La Liga is Spain’s top professional football league and is regularly dominated by two clubs. Real Madrid and Barcelona stand alone, the two clubs winning 64 of 94 titles since 1929.
Some of the best players in world football have plied their trade in Spain including Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Key Clubs
Spain’s most successful teams are Real Madrid and Barcelona. Only four clubs have ever won two or more La Liga titles, Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia and Real Sociedad.
There are many other well supported and successful clubs including Sevilla, Real Betis, Malaga and Deportivo La Coruna.
- Real Madrid lead the title count with 36 championships.
- Barcelona have won 28 titles and are the defending champions.
- Atletico Madrid have claimed 11 titles, the latest coming in 2020-21.
Expert Predictions
Our analysts provide betting tips throughout the La Liga season. Their assessments focus on:
- Analysing form including home and away results.
- Predicting starting lineups based on player injuries, suspensions and fitness doubts.
- Tactics employed by managers and formations for each team.
- Scheduling, especially European matches that can affect performances.
- Key metrics like possession, expected goals and shots.
- Betting markets and odds movements to identify value.
La Liga Statistics
- The 2024/25 season produced an average of 2.62 goals per match.
- Over 2.5 goals occurred in 49% of fixtures, Barcelona leading the way with 71%.
- Over 3.5 goals happened in 24% of fixtures, Barcelona on top with 47%.
- BTTS came in 54% of the time, Real Betis highest at 71% followed by Villarreal and Celta de Vigo with 68%.
- Kylian Mbappe led the goalscoring chart with 31 goals, Robert Lewandowsk next best with 27 goals.
La Liga Champions, Runners-Up & Third Place
Barcelona claimed their 28th La Liga title in 2024/25, their second title in the previous three seasons. Hansi Flick's side finished four points above Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid 12 points behind.
Real Madrid have finished in the top two in the previous six seasons, winning three titles.
| Season | Winner (titles) | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Barcelona (28) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 2023-24 | Real Madrid (36) | Barcelona | Girona |
| 2022-23 | Barcelona (27) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 2021-22 | Real Madrid (35) | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid |
| 2020-21 | Atletico Madrid (11) | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 2019-20 | Real Madrid (34) | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid |
| 2018-19 | Barcelona (26) | Atletico Madrid | Real Madrid |
| 2017-18 | Barcelona (25) | Atletico Madrid | Real Madrid |
| 2016-17 | Real Madrid (33) | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid |
| 2015-16 | Barcelona (24) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 2014-15 | Barcelona (23) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 2013-14 | Atletico Madrid (10) | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 2012-13 | Barcelona (22) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 2011-12 | Real Madrid (32) | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 2010-11 | Barcelona (21) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 2009-10 | Barcelona (20) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 2008-09 | Barcelona (19) | Real Madrid | Sevilla |
| 2007-08 | Real Madrid (31) | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 2006-07 | Real Madrid (30) | Barcelona | Sevilla |
| 2005-06 | Barcelona (18) | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| 2004-05 | Barcelona (17) | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 2003-04 | Valencia (6) | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna |
| 2002-03 | Real Madrid (29) | Real Sociedad | Deportivo La Coruna |
| 2001-02 | Valencia (5) | Deportivo La Coruna | Real Madrid |
| 2000-01 | Real Madrid (28) | Deportivo La Coruna | Mallorca |
| 1999-00 | Deportivo La Coruna (1) | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 1998-99 | Barcelona (16) | Real Madrid | Mallorca |
| 1997-98 | Barcelona (15) | Athletic Bilbao | Real Sociedad |
| 1996-97 | Real Madrid (27) | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna |
| 1995-96 | Atletico Madrid (9) | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 1994-95 | Real Madrid (26) | Deportivo La Coruna | Real Betis |
| 1993-94 | Barcelona (14) | Deportivo La Coruna | Zaragoza |
| 1992-93 | Barcelona (13) | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruna |
| 1991-92 | Barcelona (12) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 1990-91 | Barcelona (11) | Atletico Madrid | Real Madrid |
| 1989-90 | Real Madrid (25) | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 1988-89 | Real Madrid (24) | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 1987-88 | Real Madrid (23) | Real Sociedad | Atletico Madrid |
| 1986-87 | Real Madrid (22) | Barcelona | Espanyol |
| 1985-86 | Real Madrid (21) | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1984-85 | Barcelona (10) | Atletico Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1983-84 | Athletic Bilbao (8) | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1982-83 | Athletic Bilbao (7) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 1981-82 | Real Sociedad (2) | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1980-81 | Real Sociedad (1) | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid |
| 1979-80 | Real Madrid (20) | Real Sociedad | Sporting Gijón |
| 1978-79 | Real Madrid (19) | Sporting Gijón | Atletico Madrid |
| 1977-78 | Real Madrid (18) | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1976-77 | Atletico Madrid (8) | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1975-76 | Real Madrid (17) | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid |
| 1974-75 | Real Madrid (16) | Zaragoza | Barcelona |
| 1973-74 | Barcelona (9) | Atletico Madrid | Zaragoza |
| 1972-73 | Atletico Madrid (7) | Barcelona | Espanyol |
| 1971-72 | Real Madrid (15) | Valencia | Barcelona |
| 1970-71 | Valencia (4) | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid |
| 1969-70 | Atletico Madrid (6) | Athletic Bilbao | Sevilla |
| 1968-69 | Real Madrid (14) | Las Palmas | Barcelona |
| 1967-68 | Real Madrid (13) | Barcelona | Las Palmas |
| 1966-67 | Real Madrid (12) | Barcelona | Espanyol |
| 1965-66 | Atletico Madrid (5) | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1964-65 | Real Madrid (11) | Atletico Madrid | Zaragoza |
| 1963-64 | Real Madrid (10) | Barcelona | Real Betis |
| 1962-63 | Real Madrid (9) | Atletico Madrid | Real Oviedo |
| 1961-62 | Real Madrid (8) | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid |
| 1960-61 | Real Madrid (7) | Atletico Madrid | Real Zaragoza |
| 1959-60 | Barcelona (8) | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1958-59 | Barcelona (7) | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1957-58 | Real Madrid (6) | Atletico Madrid | Barcelona |
| 1956-57 | Real Madrid (5) | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 1955-56 | Athletic Bilbao (6) | Barcelona | Real Madrid |
| 1954-55 | Real Madrid (4) | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1953-54 | Real Madrid (3) | Barcelona | Valencia |
| 1952-53 | Barcelona (6) | Valencia | Real Madrid |
| 1951-52 | Barcelona (5) | Athletic Bilbao | Real Madrid |
| 1950-51 | Atletico Madrid (4) | Sevilla | Valencia |
| 1949-50 | Atletico Madrid (3) | Deportivo La Coruna | Valencia |
| 1948-49 | Barcelona (4) | Valencia | Real Madrid |
| 1947-48 | Barcelona (3) | Valencia | Atletico Madrid |
| 1946-47 | Valencia (3) | Athletic Bilbao | Atletico Aviacion |
| 1945-46 | Sevilla (1) | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1944-45 | Barcelona (2) | Real Madrid | Atletico Aviacion |
| 1943-44 | Valencia (2) | Atletico Aviacion | Sevilla |
| 1942-43 | Athletic Bilbao (5) | Sevilla | Barcelona |
| 1941-42 | Valencia (1) | Real Madrid | Atletico Aviacion |
| 1940-41 | Atletico Aviacion (2) | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
| 1939-40 | Atletico Aviacion (1) | Sevilla | Athletic Bilbao |
| 1935-36 | Athletic Bilbao (4) | Real Madrid | Real Oviedo |
| 1934-35 | Real Betis (1) | Real Madrid | Real Oviedo |
| 1933-34 | Athletic Bilbao (3) | Real Madrid | Racing Santander |
| 1932-33 | Real Madrid (2) | Athletic Bilbao | Espanyol |
| 1931-32 | Real Madrid (1) | Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| 1930-31 | Athletic Bilbao (2) | Racing Santander | Real Sociedad |
| 1929-30 | Athletic Bilbao (1) | Barcelona | Arenas |
| 1929 | Barcelona (1) | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao |
La Liga Titles Won
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 36 | 26 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 28 | 28 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | 10 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Valencia | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 |
